Jürgen Klopp loved the sound of his own voice as it echoed around Anfield in training on Thursday, a reassuring sign for the architects, builders and moneymen behind the new main stand that has embellished Liverpool’s historic home. Their hard work is almost done – the finishing touches will not be complete until the turn of the year – but it begins in earnest for the Liverpool manager against champions Leicester City. “Fill it with life,” said Klopp of his revamped, 54,000-capacity workplace. “That is my responsibility.”

Fears of a post-referendum recession have receded further after a rise in exports and a better month for the struggling construction industry buoyed hopes that the UK economy has continue to grow since 23 June.

British based financial institutions must be prevented post-Brexit from selling their services in the eurozone, Emmanuel Macron the likely progressive left candidate for the French presidency has told the Guardian.

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